Well, it's bad news, all those super-processed products almost always are treated with metabisulfite or something close enough, and only wine and a few other products require it to be listed on the label. It's pretty much treated as part of detergent for washing fruits. Completely unjustified as product is sterilized later in turning it into extract, but it is simpler to keep buying this historically accepted mild bleach and treating all fruits with it anyway. Maybe increases their storage time in shipping pipeline. Something I do not wish to think about in great detail, for my first lab in Finland was in a rented fruit storage bunker and I washed it and dismantled control equipment myself. Could have been WW2 nazi camp facility for what it was worth.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Thanks for letting me know, it was my first time using apple juice extract. Probably won't do that again. I've never had this issue with liquid malt extract though, do you suppose that's not treated?

[–] alzymologist@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Sure it is not, grain is not fruit after all. I think grain will turn into angry shoggoth if threated with metabisulfite. At least it would be a mess.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Really didn't think so, but you've shaken my faith slightly so I thought I'd better ask. Thanks again.